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  • From: EMANUELE JOHN GELSI <s100962@student.uq.edu.au>
  • To: Permaculture WA <perma@eepo.com.au>
  • Subject: Re: perm. definition
  • Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 20:41:03 +1000 (GMT+1000)

To Victor Guest and All,

On what basis would permaculturists believe that we can produce the
world's food on 4.5% of arable land? Have there been any studies which
quantify permaculture production of food?

Emanuele John Gelsi s100962@student.uq.edu.au
Dept of Anthropology and Sociology University of Qld Australia

Christians Respecting Earth And The Environment
http://honey.acu.edu.au/~tony/create.html
Australian Coalition for Economic Justice
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/cwpp/acej
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Victor Guest wrote:

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>
> Monoculture as a sort of rule of thumb can only produce about 10% of the
> natural bush. The microcosm's around a house can produce all of the
> environments from temperate to tropical. If the house covers half the block
> in a 20in rainfall and we save the water from the roof area. and use it to
> grow food, we are effectively in a 40inch rainfall. Permaculturists believe
> that we could produce the worlds food on 4.5% of the arable land.




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